What I have tried:
Deleting all cookies and cache data several times on just youtube cookies, then tried deleting all
Allowing all cookies for Youtube.com
Turning off shields completely
Trying in a private tab
I’ve experienced both issues of the loading circle and the user icons showing with no username and no comments. Nothing seems to fix the issue.
[Version 1.11.97 Chromium: 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Windows 10 64-bit